All secret oath-bound political parties are dangerous to any nation, no matter how pure or how patriotic the motives and principles which first bring them together.
Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
Cheap cigars come in handy; they stifle the odor of cheap politicians.
I desire the good-will of all, whether hitherto my friends or not.
Retreat? NO. I propose to attach at daylight and whip them.
If men make war in slavish observance of rules, they will fail. No rules will apply to conditions of war as different as those which exist in Europe and America...War is progressive, because all the instruments and elements of war are progressive.